Robert Richardson
Chief Information Officer
Worthington Industries, Inc.
Robert J. Richardson joined Worthington Industries in January of 2006 as chief information officer. He is responsible for all Information Technology (IT) efforts across the corporation.
Before joining Worthington, Richardson worked at Ashland Inc., for over eight years, in various IT management roles encompassing numerous aspects of IT and business functions. In 2004, he was named to his most recent position as IT director — global architecture & standards, which included IT strategy and performance management. Richardson also directed the Computing Services Center at Ashland, providing a variety of support services to the organization.
Prior to Ashland, Richardson was employed by Alkon Corporation. For over twelve years, he worked in varying technology and customer-facing roles including, customer support, system implementation, software development, system design, technical sales, project management and product management.
Richardson earned his bachelor's degree from Franklin University in electronics engineering technology with a minor in computer science in 1985.
He is married with two children and resides in Gahanna, Ohio.
Worthington Industries is the country's leading intermediate steel processor and a leading manufacturer of metals related products, with annualized sales of approximately $2.6 billion. Worthington employs over 6,300 people and operates 65 facilities in 11 countries.
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